Singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen has just announced a second North American leg for his Old Ideas world tour. The newest dates will begin on March 2 at Oakland's Paramount Theatre and will include the cities of New Orleans, Memphis and Louisville.

Tickets for the tour go on sale January 18. For more information, visit leonardcohen.com

Cohen has been inducted into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour. In 2011 Cohen received Prince of Asturias Award for literature.